GPS Devices

Model Vendor Linux Windows Mac OS X
BU-353 S4Global Sat?Seems to work just fine in Windows 8.1 with supplied driverDownload MacOS Driver
BU-353 USBVariousYes, nativeYes with driver up to Win7. but not on Win8.1 or 10, get BU-353-s4Yes with driver
Foretrex 201GarminPl2303 driver and gpsd. Gpsd hotplugging is disabled for the device, so you need to edit the gpsd udev rules.??
GPS126 GPS128Garmin“Send Route to GPS” Only the waypoints are transferred, not the route?
GPSmap 76CSxGarminGPS is connected via USB cable. Works with OCPN stable 2.3.1 and beta 2.4.708 on Ubuntu 10.04 with kernel 2.6.38 and gpsd 2.95 via Network LIBGPS as NMEA source??
Nokia E71 + EXTGpsNokia+Symarctic?WinXP SP3 Yes

Win7 Data yes - OpenCPN No
QSTARZ 51 Channel Bluetooth GPSQstarzYes native. Works great as per help file wiki Bluetooth GPS Ubuntu InstallCould not get it to work with Windows and MaxSea. never tried on OpenCPN on Windows.
RayNav 300RaymarineWorks on Linux Debian, build the serial cable and you're setWorks on Windows XPNot tried
NL-302UNavilock XP & 7U46 fine
NL-402U (u-blox5 chipset)NavilockWorks, tested on Ubuntu 10.10Works tried on Windows XP and Windows 7 32-bitNot tried
ND-100S SiRF-IIINobrandWorks well with Ubuntu
seems similar.Successfully connected and continuously returning nmea-signal. Vista.
Works with Win 98 and XP
Not tested
Holux GM-210 USB Sony Viao with Vista
RBT-1000
Bluetooth
RoyalTek
Windows Configuration Tool, best results when set GLL to 5 with Config Tool
not testedworks with USB Bluetooth Dongle, WinXP SP3works with built in Bluetooth of MacBookPro OS X 10.6.4
SKYTRAQ
GM 65
Skytraq - chipset Venus 6
USB - NMEA 0183
not testedYes, with driver
tested with Win7 64 & 32.
Yes, with driver
GP-01 USB Eastern Star 7MC-MarineYes, “out of the box”Yes with driver?
GP-01S USB SiFR Star IIIMC-MarineYes, “out of the box”Yes with driverYes with driver
Earthmate GPS LT-40DeLormeYes, “out of the box”Yes with driverTesting
XGPS150
Bluetooth
Dual?Yes, no driver required. In properties>services check “serial port” and uncheck “Wireless iAP”?
Droid Ultra,
Cellphone using Bl
uetooth
MotorolaNot testedYes, Under Windows 8, and using Android App GPSOverBT.
Have GPSOverBT running on phone, on Windows side create new outgoing BlueTooth ComPort and select your android phone from list.
In OpenCPN under Options>Connections select your new BlueToooth ComPort and hit Apply. See coment below. See forum post
Not tested
U-Blox 7&8 Vk-162Stratux projectYes, “out of the box” (Tested with OpenPlotter on a Raspberry Pi 3)Yes Virtual Com Driver neededYes, “out of the box” (appears as a serial device under /dev)


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